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Thirty

by Matilda on 02.20.07 at 09:34 PM See more in Love •

Caribou Coffee #30.  I’m having trouble resisting the urge to buy their stock.  As soon as it’s looking like it won’t wreck havoc with my portfolio, I’m going to do it!  Or, when it drops to $8.  I know these should not be emotional decisions. 

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“Fragile Things” by Neil Gaiman

by Matilda on 02.20.07 at 10:14 AM See more in Reading •

An extraordinary collection of short stories which showcase Gaiman’s storytelling brilliance as well as his entertaining (and dark) sense of humor. By turns delightful, disturbing, and diverting, Fragile Things is a gift of literary enchantment from one of the most unique writers of our time.

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2007-02-19

by Matilda on 02.19.07 at 08:16 PM See more in Exercise •

86 minutes, 4.68 miles, 3.27 mph and Grey’s Anatomy “It’s the End of the World” and “As We Know It”.

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2007-02-19 Monday

by Matilda on 02.19.07 at 11:57 AM See more in Life •

I find it humorous the AntiSpam software Rent-A-Geek installed on our server filters out their very own invoices and statements as spam.  * As of today I’m going to keep the entire day in one box.  Not only might it make things easier for those of you who just can’t get with the new program here, but it eliminates my having to come up with a title for each entry. 

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Easy Does It

by Matilda on 02.18.07 at 08:39 AM See more in Exercise •

86 minutes, 5.0 miles and Grey’s Anatomy; “Tell Me Sweet Little Lies” and “Break On Through”.

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Yoga

by Matilda on 02.17.07 at 11:59 PM See more in Life •

Mr.B and I took a Partner Yoga class at my gym.  A pleasant way to connect on a Saturday afternoon.  Followed by a burger at Snuffy’s, a place I remember fondly from when the boys were young.

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Ants

by Matilda on 02.17.07 at 01:31 PM See more in Life •

There are ants in my kitchen.

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Woodway

by Matilda on 02.17.07 at 01:31 PM See more in Exercise •

61 minutes, 4.03 miles:  Worked up a sweat with 1.5 miles of PodRunner followed by Grey’s Anatomy; “Begin the Begin”.

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“The Tipping Point” by Malcolm Gladwell

by Matilda on 02.14.07 at 07:52 PM See more in Reading •

In this brilliant and groundbreaking book, New Yorker writer Malcolm Gladwell looks at why major changes in our society so often happen suddenly and unexpectedly. Ideas, behavior, messages, and products, he argues, often spread like outbreaks of infectious disease. Just as a single sick person can start an epidemic of the flu, so too can a few fare-beaters and graffiti artists fuel a subway crime wave, or a satisfied customer fill the empty tables of a new restaurant. These are social epidemics, and the moment when they take off, when they reach their critical mass, is the Tipping Point.  In The Tipping Point, Gladwell introduces us to the particular personality types who are natural pollinators of new ideas and trends, the people who create the phenomenon of word of mouth. He analyzes fashion trends, smoking, children’s television, direct mail, and the early days of the American Revolution for clues about making ideas infectious, and visits a religious commune, a successful high-tech company, and one of the world’s greatest salesmen to show how to start and sustain social epidemics.  The Tipping Point is an intellectual adventure story written with an infectious enthusiasm for the power and joy of new ideas. Most of all, it is a road map to change, with a profoundly hopeful message, that one imaginative person applying a well-placed lever can move the world.

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“The Book of God” by Walter Wangerin, Jr

by Matilda on 02.14.07 at 07:47 PM See more in Reading •

Master storyteller Walter Wangerin, Jr. makes the Bible come alive in vivid detail with The Book of God, his passionate, exciting dramatization of the events and people of the Scriptures. Recreating the high drama, low comedy, gentle humor, and awe-inspiring holiness of the Biblical narrative, Wangerin reveals the humanity and eternal messages behind the text. Imaginative yet meticulously researched, The Book of God is a sweeping history that covers thousands of years and hundreds of lives, in a myriad of foreign yet familiar cultures. The award-winning Wangerin, one of our most respected and beloved contemporary writers, has produced his magnum opus, a timeless masterpiece that rekindles the imagination and nurtures the spirit.

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“The Accidental” by Ali Smith

by Matilda on 02.14.07 at 07:41 PM See more in Reading •

Barefoot, thirtysomething Amber shows up at the door of a Norfolk cottage that the Smarts are renting for the summer. Amber doesn’t know them, but she talks her way in, telling lies, and stays for dinner. Eve, an author, thinks Amber is a student her husband is sleeping with. Michael, an English professor, knows only that her car broke down. Daughter Astrid, age 12, thinks she’s her mother’s friend. Son Magnus, 17, thinks she’s an angel.  Gradually, Amber insinuates herself into the family. Dazzled by her seeming exoticism, the Smarts begin to examine the accidents of their lives under the searing lens of Amber’s perceptions. When Eve finally banishes her from the cottage, Amber disappears from their sight, but not, as they find when they return home to London, from their profoundly altered lives.

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Heart Healthy

by Matilda on 02.14.07 at 06:54 PM See more in Exercise •

64 minutes, 4.07 miles:  Worked up a sweat with 1.37 miles of PodRunner followed by Grey’s Anatomy; “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer”.

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Three Hundred Twenty Days Until Christmas!

by Matilda on 02.14.07 at 12:58 PM See more in Life •

I started my Christmas 2007 shopping today with a bargain I just couldn’t pass up.  The trick will be to remember where I’ve stashed it.

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Twenty Nine

by Matilda on 02.13.07 at 11:59 PM See more in Love •

Caribou Coffee #29.  I’ve been real tempted to buy their stock.  It’s not doing so well right now, but Starbuck’s and Peet’s were very good to me, so why not Caribou?

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Suntan Soon!

by Matilda on 02.12.07 at 12:17 PM See more in Life •

I never took a vacation this winter.  You can tell by the paleness of my skin.  The pale is really getting on my nerves.  My Doctors at Mayo have me terrified of a tanning bed.  Today I ordered a propane heater for my deck.  That should make suntan season come sooner to my house.  I can’t wait!

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